Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Encyclopedia
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough (arrondissement
) of the city of Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada.
, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation
. It is bounded to the east by Montreal North, to the southeast by the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
, to the southwest by the borough of Saint-Laurent, and to the west by the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
. It has an area of 22.92 km² and a population of 125,160.
, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
and Ahuntsic
, with a small portion in the riding of Bourassa
. Provincially, the borough is divided between the Saint-Laurent
, Acadie
, and Crémazie electoral districts.
and the Collège Ahuntsic
are located in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The borough has three libraries: Ahuntsic (adults and children), Cartierville (adults and children) and De Salaberry (children's only).
(EMSB) is in charge of English-language elementary and secondary schools in the borough
of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. EMSB elementary schools include: John Caboto, Cedarcrest, Parkdale and St. Dorothy.
of the Montreal subway
(Henri-Bourassa
, Sauvé
, and Crémazie
stations); by the Deux-Montagnes (Bois-Franc station
) and Blainville-Saint-Jerome (Bois-de-Boulogne Station
) AMT
commuter train
lines; and by Quebec Autoroute
s 15
(Laurentian Autoroute/Autoroute des Laurentides) and 40
(Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine).
and Fleury Hospital service the area. The CLSC de Bordeaux-Cartierville also responds to citizen's health care needs (See also CLSC
).
, which offer views of the river and of nearby Laval
, Quebec. The borough is also traversed by the Route Verte
, a province-wide network of bicycle path
s. The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
, located at 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue, is one of the main sport complexes in the area.
s on the island of Montreal
, Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area.
It grew prosperous in the 18th century with the construction of a mill on the rapids on the Rivière des Prairies
(from which the village derives its name: Sault-au-Récollet, or Recollet Falls). A dam was built on the narrow arm of the river that passes between the village and Visitation Island, which splits the river in two at that point. A museum and cultural centre, the Maison du Pressoir, perpetuates this memory. A hydroelectric dam
was built later and still exists further down the river.
The village and Visitation Island are surrounded by the green space of the Parc-Nature de l'Île de la Visitation. The village is noted for Visitation Church, one of the oldest churches in Montreal, which is a listed historical monument.
On 22 December 1916, the provincial government ordered the annexation of Cartierville to Montreal. The district was famous for the Belmont Park
amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s.
, writer Claude Jasmin and Comte Daeylar.
provincial government. The council of the new village operated until 1910, when the province passed laws creating the charter of the City of Montreal. It was then annexed and later combined with Nouveau-Bordeaux, forming the district of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux. The city of Cartierville and Sault-au-Récollet were added in 1918.
In 1952, following a land exchange, Ahuntsic took over part of Saint-Laurent. The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was part of the City of Montreal prior to January 1, 2002. For further reading on pre-merger Montreal, see Karen Herland's book "People, Potholes and Politics".
(the city's successful World's Fair
), that Saraguay joined itself to the City of Montreal under law 2926 approved by the lieutenant-general of the province of Quebec.
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
) of the city of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada.
Geography
The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des PrairiesRivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation
Île de la Visitation
Île de la Visitation is a small island in the Rivière des Prairies, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, linked to the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada....
. It is bounded to the east by Montreal North, to the southeast by the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 and an area of 16,05 km².-Location:...
, to the southwest by the borough of Saint-Laurent, and to the west by the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island...
. It has an area of 22.92 km² and a population of 125,160.
Municipal
The borough's office is located at 10794 Lajeunesse. The territory is divided into four districts.Borough council
As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal electionMontreal municipal election, 2009
The city of Montreal, Quebec, held a municipal election at the same time as numerous other municipalities in Quebec, on November 1, 2009. Voters elected the Mayor of Montreal, Montreal City Council, and the mayors and councils of each of the city's boroughs....
, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor City councillor Montreal City Council The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal... |
Pierre Gagnier Pierre Gagnier Pierre Gagnier is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since 2009, he has served as the mayor of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. He was a member of the Projet Montréal municipal political party... |
Independent | |
| Ahuntsic | City councillor | Émilie Thuillier | Projet Montréal Projet Montréal Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Origins:Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' Movement that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May... |
|
| Bordeaux-Cartierville | City councillor | Harout Chitilian | Union Montréal Union Montreal Union Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election... |
|
| Saint-Sulpice | City councillor | Jocelyn Ann Campbell | Union Montréal Union Montreal Union Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election... |
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| Sault-au-Récollet | City councillor | Étienne Brunet | Vision Montréal Vision Montreal Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:... |
Federal and provincial
Federally, the borough is divided between the ridings of Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleSaint-Laurent—Cartierville
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 109,015.-Geography:...
and Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic (electoral district)
Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988...
, with a small portion in the riding of Bourassa
Bourassa (electoral district)
Bourassa is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
. Provincially, the borough is divided between the Saint-Laurent
Saint-Laurent (provincial electoral district)
Saint-Laurent is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal...
, Acadie
Acadie (electoral district)
Acadie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal and consists of the neighbourhood of Monkland and the western half of Ahuntsic. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Ahuntsic and...
, and Crémazie electoral districts.
Education
The Collège de Bois-de-BoulogneCollège de Bois-de-Boulogne
The Collège Bois-de-Boulogne is a CEGEP located on Bois de Boulogne Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has an enrollment of approximately 2,600 students in 7 pre-university and technical programmes and 8,000 participants in adult education and corporate programmes...
and the Collège Ahuntsic
Collège Ahuntsic
Collège Ahuntsic is a CEGEP in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the arrondissement of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-History:The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Québec system of CEGEPs was created.-Programs:The CEGEP offers two types of...
are located in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The borough has three libraries: Ahuntsic (adults and children), Cartierville (adults and children) and De Salaberry (children's only).
English-language schools
The English Montreal School BoardEnglish Montreal School Board
English Montreal School Board is the largest English-language school board in Quebec. The EMSB is responsible for anglophone public schools in the centre and eastern sectors of Montreal Island. Public education in the western portion of Montreal Island is administered by the Lester B. Pearson...
(EMSB) is in charge of English-language elementary and secondary schools in the borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. EMSB elementary schools include: John Caboto, Cedarcrest, Parkdale and St. Dorothy.
Features
Transportation
The borough is served by the north-eastern part of the orange lineLine 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)
The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986...
of the Montreal subway
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
(Henri-Bourassa
Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)
Henri-Bourassa is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Ahuntsic district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
, Sauvé
Sauvé (Montreal Metro)
Sauvé is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Ahuntsic district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
, and Crémazie
Crémazie (Montreal Metro)
Crémazie is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located on the border between the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
stations); by the Deux-Montagnes (Bois-Franc station
Bois-Franc (AMT)
Bois-Franc is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area. The Orange Line of the Montreal Metro was to have been extended to de Salaberry Street at the corner of Laurentian Boulevard, but that would have been too far away to have made an...
) and Blainville-Saint-Jerome (Bois-de-Boulogne Station
Bois-de-Boulogne (AMT)
Bois-de-Boulogne is a commuter rail station on the AMT Blainville-Saint-Jérome line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.-Origin of name:...
) AMT
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
commuter train
Commuter rail in North America
Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and...
lines; and by Quebec Autoroute
Autoroute (Quebec)
The Autoroute system is a network of expressways in the province of Quebec, Canada, operating under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway...
s 15
Quebec Autoroute 15
Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
(Laurentian Autoroute/Autoroute des Laurentides) and 40
Quebec Autoroute 40
Autoroute 40 is a major highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the two main connections between Montreal and Quebec City...
(Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine).
Healthcare
Sacré-Coeur HospitalHôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada.It is one of the largest teaching hospitals affiliated with the Université de Montréal, and one of the largest hospitals in Quebec....
and Fleury Hospital service the area. The CLSC de Bordeaux-Cartierville also responds to citizen's health care needs (See also CLSC
CLSC
CLSCs in Quebec are free clinics which are run and maintained by the provincial government...
).
Sports and other activities
Ahuntsic-Cartierville features large parks along its riverside, such as Île Perry and Parc de l'Île de la VisitationÎle de la Visitation
Île de la Visitation is a small island in the Rivière des Prairies, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, linked to the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada....
, which offer views of the river and of nearby Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec. The borough is also traversed by the Route Verte
Route Verte
The Route Verte is a network of bicycling and multiuse trails and designated roads, lanes, and surfaces, spanning 4036 kilometres as of October 31, 2008, in the Canadian province of Quebec, inaugurated on August 10, 2007...
, a province-wide network of bicycle path
Bicycle Path
Bicycle Path is a historic road in Central Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, built in the late 19th Century in order to capitalize on the bicycle craze of that period...
s. The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-Overview:...
, located at 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue, is one of the main sport complexes in the area.
History
Sault-au-Récollet
One of the oldest villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s on the island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
, Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area.
It grew prosperous in the 18th century with the construction of a mill on the rapids on the Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
(from which the village derives its name: Sault-au-Récollet, or Recollet Falls). A dam was built on the narrow arm of the river that passes between the village and Visitation Island, which splits the river in two at that point. A museum and cultural centre, the Maison du Pressoir, perpetuates this memory. A hydroelectric dam
Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies generating station is a run of river hydroelectric power station on the Rivière des Prairies between the islands of Jesus and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec...
was built later and still exists further down the river.
The village and Visitation Island are surrounded by the green space of the Parc-Nature de l'Île de la Visitation. The village is noted for Visitation Church, one of the oldest churches in Montreal, which is a listed historical monument.
Cartierville
Cartierville grew as a suburb when it became in 1898 the north terminus of the Montreal Park and Island Railway tramway line, also known as the "17-Cartierville". Named in the honor of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, it became a village officially in 1906. During December 1912, it achieved city status. Two years later, the rural and agricultural part of Cartierville was granted independence from the city and was then known as Ville de Saraguay.On 22 December 1916, the provincial government ordered the annexation of Cartierville to Montreal. The district was famous for the Belmont Park
Belmont Park, Montreal
Belmont Park was an amusement park that operated between 1923 and 1983 in the Montreal neighborhood of Cartierville in Quebec, Canada....
amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s.
Nouveau-Bordeaux
New Bordeaux (or simply Bordeaux) was originally part of the independent village of Cartierville until it became its own municipality in 1898. The district was originally named Saint-Joseph de Bordeaux until 1906. One year later, Bordeaux attained city status. On June 4, 1910, it was annexed by the larger City of Montreal. The district was home to Maurice RichardMaurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...
, writer Claude Jasmin and Comte Daeylar.
Village of Ahuntsic and Ahuntsic district
The municipality of the Village of Ahuntsic was founded on January 21, 1897, by a proclamation of the QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
provincial government. The council of the new village operated until 1910, when the province passed laws creating the charter of the City of Montreal. It was then annexed and later combined with Nouveau-Bordeaux, forming the district of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux. The city of Cartierville and Sault-au-Récollet were added in 1918.
In 1952, following a land exchange, Ahuntsic took over part of Saint-Laurent. The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was part of the City of Montreal prior to January 1, 2002. For further reading on pre-merger Montreal, see Karen Herland's book "People, Potholes and Politics".
Ville de Saraguay
In 1914, the rural and agricultural part of the city of Cartierville became independent, forming its own city. It was only in 1964, three years prior to Expo 67Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
(the city's successful World's Fair
World's Fair
World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
), that Saraguay joined itself to the City of Montreal under law 2926 approved by the lieutenant-general of the province of Quebec.
See also
- Boroughs of Montreal
- Centrale de la Rivière des PrairiesCentrale de la Rivière des PrairiesThe Rivière des Prairies generating station is a run of river hydroelectric power station on the Rivière des Prairies between the islands of Jesus and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec...
- Districts of MontrealDistricts of MontrealThis is the list of the neighbourhoods in the city of Montreal. They are sorted by the borough they are located in.-Ahuntsic-Cartierville:* Ahuntsic* Nouveau-Bordeaux* Cartierville* Île de la Visitation* Sault-au-Récollet-Anjou:...
- Municipal reorganization in QuebecMunicipal reorganization in QuebecThe most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....